Jaycee
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- proper noun
- /ˈdʒeɪsi/
- Jargon
- Many young people joined the Junior Chamber because they admired Jaycee's commitment to helping others.
- Jaycee Dugard
- Jaycee Lee
Examples
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At the local chapter meeting, Jaycee shared her leadership experiences and inspired others to get involved.
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As a dedicated volunteer, Jaycee helped organize the community service project for the local children's hospital.
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I'm a former Jaycee who hit the age limit, and that experience at a very young age helped me with my career path.
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ANCHORMAN: All right, let's go to Jaycee for some more local opinion.
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Furthermore, the song "Future Baby Mama" was released by Prince in 2007 and hip hop artist Jaycee in 2014.
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And Jaycee Dugard became an adult and had children.
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But their personal experience doesn't mean that people like Elizabeth Smart or Jaycee Dugard are stupid for not running away.
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The first thing he did when he got out was marry Nancy, and the second thing he did with her help was kidnap Jaycee Dugard.
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Also, rape and imprisonment happen here too: just ask Elizabeth Smart, Jaycee Dugard, and Miss Fritzl for a start.
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Jaycee Dugard was not kidnapped and raped for years by minorities.
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Synonyms
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8.9
A local group of young people who work to help their community and learn to be leaders
Surface Forms
Morphology
Jaycee = Junior Chamber + Jaycees (semi-transparent) = J + C
Formed from the spoken initials 'J' + 'C' representing 'Junior Chamber'; the connection is recognizable to those who know the organization but not obvious to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Jaycee comes from the letters J and C, which stand for Junior Chamber, and people began to say the initials 'J.C.' as the group's name. So a Jaycee is a member of the Junior Chamber, a youth group for leadership and community service.